There was some scope for misinterpretation in "Pope faces fresh wave of child abuse scandals in Italy," (News). We said: "As Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Benedict handled abuse cases at the Vatican for 24 years before he became pope in 2005." We should clarify that it was not until 2001 that responsibility for all abuse cases was handed to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, run by Cardinal Ratzinger. However, the Congregation did handle rare cases before 2001, notably the Wisconsin case in the late 1990s which the article discussed.

Our radio review described Julie (Coakley) as a radio presenter and Jill (mispelt as Gill) Daley as an artist. They are the other way around. Apologies.

A recipe for curry essence last week missed a vital ingredient: curry. Sorry. Please add two teaspoons of good quality Madras powder for the desired effect. Bit bland, otherwise.